The Skeptic Zone

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:30 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with Dr Pamela Gay. Dr Pamela Gay is an astronomer, writer, and podcaster focused on using new media to engage people in science and technology. Her most well known project may be Astronomy Cast, a podcast she co-hosts with Fraser Cain (Producer of Universe Today). 0:26:30 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at...

0:00:00 Message from Travis Roy and friends 0:00:36 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:55 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with Carrie Poppy from The James Randi Educational Foundation Carrie Poppy is the Communications Director for the The James Randi Educational Foundation and half of the "Oh No! Ross and Carrie" Podcast. 0:22:15 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An intervi...

0:00:00     Messages from Steve Novella, Jay Novella, Bob Novella, Rebecca Watson and Evan Bernstein from The Skeptics' Guide to The Universe podcast and Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com 0:03:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sokja 0:15:25     Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with D.J. Grothe from The James Randi Educational Foundation 0:36:38     Messages from Derek...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:44     Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with Bob Novella from The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Bob is a cofounder and Vice-President of the New England Skeptical Society. He has written numerous articles that are widely published in the skeptical literature and has a special interest in physics and astronomy, their abuse by pseudo...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:40 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with Bruce M. Hood. Bruce M. Hood is currently the Director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre in the Experimental Psychology Department at the University of Bristol. 0:16:05 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 A chat with Jim Underdown James Underdown has been the executive director of The...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:06:10 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with George Hrab. George Hrab is a drummer, guitarist, composer and podcaster known for performing rock, funk and jazz and for exploring atheist, skeptic and science themes in his work. He has released six albums as a solo artist. 0:35:13 Richard Saunders chats to Michael Kruse about B...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders - 0:04:16 Maynard's Spooky Action.. at TAM 2012 An interview with James Randi.... ...... need we say more? - 0:24:00 The James Randi Educational Foundation $1,000,000 Challenge Richard Saunders and Maynard take us behind the scenes of the $1,000,000 challenge held at The Amazing Meeting. Includes interviews with Spencer Marks from IIG and Jamy Ian Swiss. - 0:4...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Travis Roy 0:04:15     An chat with Evan Bernstein from  'The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe'. Recorded at Google HQ. 0:28:35 An intrview with Dr Eugenie C. Scott The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit, membership organization providing information and resources for schools, parents, and concerned citizens working to keep...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:25     Travis Roy interviews Kitty Mervine Kitty is the author of two books for young children. Her latest “Fairy Tales, Fairly Told” is a modern take on classic fairy tales, from a scientific point of view.. 0:17:15     Maynard's Spooky Action... Maynard chats to Dr Rebecca Johnson from the Australian Museum Wildlife Genetics and Microscopy Unit. Wil...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00  An interview with Wison da Silva Editor-in-Chief of COSMOS Magazine, Wilson chats to Richard Saunders about the new free COSMOS iPad app and edition. Wilson also chats about the dangers from an electromagnetic pulse or EMP. 0:28:35  Strange News Story?  Homeopath to start offering ‘assisted-suicide’ remedy! A homeopath in Banbury has decided to take p...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:05 An interview with Ash Pryce Ash Pryce of the Edinburgh Skeptics Society presents a fully interactive demonstration of various tricks that psychics have used over the years. 0:19:30 A Penny for your Thoughts... with Penny Chan Penny chats to Wendy Hughes and Paula Lauterbach from the The Independent Investigations Group about their recent test of Robert...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:04:20     Dr Rachie Reports with Dr Rachael Dunlop This week Dr Rachie visits Rodd Island in Sydney Harbour. Between 1888 and 1894, the island was used as a laboratory by scientists working for the Pasteur Institute, who were researching the use of the chicken cholera microbe to control Australia's rabbit population. Louis Pasteur sent h...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 0:03:10 A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev Eran live from Sydney Skeptics in the pub with his talk on how a skeptic should evaluate evidence. 0:33:25 Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. Maynard asks... "How do you reply when someone asks you why you are a skeptic?" 

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:07:30 Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sketpicamp Sydney 2012 Including... Tim Mendham - Dave the Happy Singer - Belinda Bowditch - Robin Hilliard  0:36:30 A chat to Terry Kelly, President of Victorian Sketpics The annual convention of the Australian Skeptics will be held in Melbourne this year, 2012. The convention organisers extend a...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 0:01:40     An interveiw with Michael Marshall From the 'Skeptics with a K' podcast and the Merseyside Skeptics Society, Marsh is known for his investigations of so-called psychics in the UK. 0:27:50     Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sketpicamp Sydney 2012 Including... Joel Pittman Shelley Stocken Joanne Benhamu Dr Rach...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:50 A Penny for your Thoughts with Penny Chan This week Penny brings us Ben Radford in conversation with Brian Dunning. Ben is deputy editor of the science magazine Skeptical Inquirer and a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine Skeptical Briefs newsletter, Discovery News, LiveScience.com and MediaMythmakers.com. He examines the science behind cryptozoo...

0:00:00 Some thoughts on Homeopathic Vaccination by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki 0:01:08     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00     HM Queen Elizabeth II opens the UK Parliament Dr Simon Singh comments on hopeful libel reform 0:10:30     An interview with Julie Lada - Quackery at the Vet From her blog we discover that.... "I am a Purdue University Animal Science graduate embarking on an adventure to ob...

0:00:00 Some thoughts on Astrology from Sydney Radio 0:01:18 Introduction Richard Saunders, Dr Rachael Dunlop and Maynard 0:06:00 ACCC tackles Homeopathy Plus! Whooping Cough claims Press Release read by Richard Saunders 0:08:30 An interview with Dr Ken Harvey - Whooping Cough and Homeopathy At last a government department, the ACCC, has taken action against a web site that promotes nonsense and m...

00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:00 Interview wtih Tim Farley What's the harm? Well you may ask. What's the harm in Acupuncture, Alphabiotics, Alternative dentistry, Alternative medicine, Applied kinesiology, Autism denial, Ayurvedic medicine, Chelation therapy, Chiropractic, Colloidal silver, Colon cleansing and on and on and on? TimFarley has been investigating the real harm caused b...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:10     A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran interviews the founders of Friends of Science in Medicine. Prof John Dwyer AO Prof Alastair H MacLennan AO Prof Marcello Costa Loretta Marron Prof Rob Morrison OAM Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) is an association of concerned scientists, clinicians and members of the public who support a rigo...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:45     A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran joins Dr Paul Willis for a tour of the Royal Institution of Australia in Adelaide. RiAus brings science to people and people to science. It creates real and virtual spaces in which people can listen, talk and think about science in all its shapes and forms, and develop innovative and accessible way...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:40     Interview with Juliaa Offe from the German Skeptics We find more about the upcoming 6th World Skeptics Congress in Berlin. 0:14:20     Where are they now....? Despite the claims of “…a breakthrough in negative Ion technology…” and such like, the NRG Titanium Ion Bands seem at last to have found their true home. 0:19:35 Maynard's Spooky Action.....

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Jim Wilshire with the ISS passing overhead. 0:08:38 Maynard's Spooky Action... Blogging and tweeting without getting sued: ... media law expert Mark Pearson. 0:32:57 CHOICE Magazine with Dr Ken Harvey 0:39:28 Dr Krissy Wilson and SOAP

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:45 Maynard's Spooky Action... SEX! Really... SEX. We mean it! Sex. (Is that enough mentions of the word 'SEX'?) This week Maynard interviews the author of 'Sex Drive', Sexual Anthropologist Dr Bella Ellwood-Clayton about female sexuality myths and her ongoing research. 0:29:35     A Penny for your Thoughts with Penny Chan Penny interviews Jarrett Kauf...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:07:40 Interview with Alison Medcalfe and Keir Little from Edinburgh Skeptics All the way from QED in Manchester, Richard Saunders sits down with some of the people behind the Scottish Skeptics and finds out that they do much more than just look for lake monsters! 0:22:25 Interview with Fraser Cain from Universe Today and Astronomy Cast It's the return of 'A...